I say that because it seems like the didn't. You say you can't just use the internet as a gauge, but that is a macguffin. You can't gauge the GA so all we have to sue is the internet, and Cap's role in the film is just not considered as memorable as Iron Man or Hulk's.

I say that because it seems like the didn't. You say you can't just use the internet as a gauge, but that is a macguffin. You can't gauge the GA so all we have to sue is the internet, and Cap's role in the film is just not considered as memorable as Iron Man or Hulk's.

Nobody's role is considered quite as memorable as Iron Man or Hulk's. That doesn't mean there's a huge drop off. The reason The Avengers did so well is because everyone was done justice. This has been echoed numerous times by most reviewers and members of the general audience. You don't gross 1.5 billion dollars on two characters.

But like you said you can't gauge the GA so all we have to use is the internet, which is what I'm going off of. In every single "favorite character" poll I've seen Cap has never been lower than 3rd. Always ahead of Thor and Black Widow, on occasion ahead of Hulk, Loki and even Iron Man.

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When I say you seemed biased against him, I mean you don't seem to want to acknowledge that people liked Captain America in The Avengers more than you think they did.

Not trying to question your fanhood, but are people who want this to be Cap's main costume actually Captain America fans? This is the equivalent of someone wanting Superman to wear something like Superboy does. Captain America is a symbol. The Agent Rogers uniform and mantle was only used when someone else was already acting as the symbol that is Captain America.

I like Cap, so yes, a fan like me can prefer the Agent Rogers suit over the traditional costume.

It doesn't matter much to me what the circumstances were in the original story. It's a great-looking suit that looks better in a modern sense than the standard Cap garb. Marvel hasn't exactly been sticklers for keeping things 100% comic-accurate (and I love them for it). They could get away with changing the reason he wears the new suit.

I realize it rubs a lot of traditional Cap fans the wrong way to suggest a switch like this. It's just my opinion. I've never been a fan of the flag-centric Cap costume, so it was a breath of fresh air when this came along.

Marvel hasn't exactly been sticklers for keeping things 100% comic-accurate (and I love them for it). They could get away with changing the reason he wears the new suit.

Why would they do that though? They wouldn't. They've used the stars and stripes suit for two movies and Joss even made it perfectly clear in The Avengers that they intend to keep him in that suit.

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I'm saying that the general audiences' opinion is not clear and cannot be discerned, whereas it's much easier to gauge reaction on the internet.

I've been using the internet as a gauge the entire time. I don't know where you got the idea that I'm not.

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Why would they do that though? They wouldn't. They've used the stars and stripes suit for two movies and Joss even made it perfectly clear in The Avengers that they intend to keep him in that suit.

They might, and it might be because they want to. It's been done before (see Mark 42 in IM3).

Again--in my opinion--people get too attached to what they consider "iconic" looks. Part of what holds comic books back, I think, is an aversion to change for fear of fan backlash. That's probably a post for another forum, though.

Because Cap's role in the film wasn't as beloved as I feel like you make it out to be.

Are you serious? It's the complete opposite in fact. He was more "beloved" than you make him out to be. I've never claimed that Captain America was the best received character in the film, all I'm saying is that he was much more well received than you give him credit for:

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Whenever I listen to podcasts or talk with people I know about the Avengers they always bring up Hulk, Iron Man, Black Widow, and to a lesser extent Loki, as the headlines of the Avengers, everyone else is an afterthought....

^ Your exact words. I then provided you with examples why you're wrong.

comic book movie .com/fansites/rorschachsrants/polls/?poll=4295&view=results
3rd favorite character behind Hulk and Loki according to voters. Ahead of Iron Man, Thor and Black Widow. Only allowed to vote once.

These examples are not to say that Cap is the audiences favorite character, they are just to say that he is certainly a lot more popular than you give him credit for.

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They might, and it might be because they want to. It's been done before (see Mark 42 in IM3).

Iron Man has always had many different suits. His current one in the comics is black. He had a red and silver one in Iron Man 2. He has over 40 suits in Iron Man 3 for cryin out loud. Iron Man is not a good example.

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Are you serious? It's the complete opposite in fact. He was more "beloved" than you make him out to be. I've never claimed that Captain America was the best received character in the film, all I'm saying is that he was much more well received than you give him credit for:

^ Your exact words. I then provided you with examples why you're wrong.

comic book movie .com/fansites/rorschachsrants/polls/?poll=4295&view=results
3rd favorite character behind Hulk and Loki according to voters. Ahead of Iron Man, Thor and Black Widow. Only allowed to vote once.

These examples are not to say that Cap is the audiences favorite character, they are just to say that he is certainly a lot more popular than you give him credit for.

First of all, Cap 2 got the most applause because it was the property most people recognized. Most comic fans know what and who the the Winter Soldier is, therefore they can relate to the announcement. IM3's title didn't tell us anything about the plot and we already knew about it since it was shooting months before comic-con, Dark World told us nothing about Thor, very few people knew who the Guardians were, no one gave a **** about Ant-Man. It's not indicative of Cap being as popular as you're making him out to be, it's indicative of the Winter Soldier being a popular and well known storyline.

Now, onto the polls you posted. They're nice, but they still don't make me think Cap is one of the higher regarded or memorable characters in the film. Whenever you hear Marvel talk about the standout performers from Avengers, they're Hulk, Iron Man, Loki, and every one else. Marvel knows what was most popular in their films based off of toy sales and questionnaires. I've experienced the same things in general when talking about the Avengers and reading about it. I'm not saying Cap is not popular, he is just not so much so as you're making him out to be.

First of all, Cap 2 got the most applause because it was the property most people recognized. Most comic fans know what and who the the Winter Soldier is, therefore they can relate to the announcement. IM3's title didn't tell us anything about the plot and we already knew about it since it was shooting months before comic-con, Dark World told us nothing about Thor, very few people knew who the Guardians were, no one gave a **** about Ant-Man. It's not indicative that Cap is a popular character, it's indicative that the Winter Soldier storyline is popular and well known.

They started cheering loud even before "The Winter Soldier" popped up.

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Now, onto the polls you posted. They're nice, but they still don't make me think Cap is one of the higher regarded or memorable characters in the film.

That's all I needed to hear lol. I'm done arguing with you.

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I'm not saying Cap is not popular, he is just not so much so as you're making him out to be.

How can you say this? The only thing I'm making him out to be is a well received character. That's it. You called him a freakin afterthought. You have no more argument.

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Why'd they scream even louder when "The Winter Soldier" popped up then? It should have stayed at the same level of loudness if they already knew. Geuss people were just really high on Captain america that day.

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lol okay. I didn't ask you to.

I didn't say you did.

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Quote me calling him an afterthought please.

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Whenever I listen to podcasts or talk with people I know about the Avengers they always bring up Hulk, Iron Man, Black Widow, and to a lesser extent Loki, as the headlines of the Avengers, everyone else is an afterthought.

Anything else I can provide for you Mister? Polls? Quotes? Videos? I would be glad to.

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"I knew there was something wrong, it just took a while to dawn on me, or maybe I was just afraid to think it, but you survived the destruction because you caused it. Raina wasn't the only one changed in there, and I'm pretty sure the DNA results that I'm running right now will confirm that there's nothing wrong with the data in my head Skye, there's something wrong with you."

"I knew there was something wrong, it just took a while to dawn on me, or maybe I was just afraid to think it, but you survived the destruction because you caused it. Raina wasn't the only one changed in there, and I'm pretty sure the DNA results that I'm running right now will confirm that there's nothing wrong with the data in my head Skye, there's something wrong with you."

Why'd they scream even louder when "The Winter Soldier" popped up then? It should have stayed at the same level of loudness if they already knew. Geuss people were just really high on Captain america that day.

You're thinking this way too hard. >.>

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Anything else I can provide for you Mister? Polls? Quotes? Videos? I would be glad to.

I did not say that in this conversation so you're bringing up something completely irrelevant.

And no, I do not care that much. Cap was not a stand out character in the Avengers. Did some people like his performance? Yes, I never argued that. But he was not one of the highlights. Deal with it.

"I knew there was something wrong, it just took a while to dawn on me, or maybe I was just afraid to think it, but you survived the destruction because you caused it. Raina wasn't the only one changed in there, and I'm pretty sure the DNA results that I'm running right now will confirm that there's nothing wrong with the data in my head Skye, there's something wrong with you."

"I knew there was something wrong, it just took a while to dawn on me, or maybe I was just afraid to think it, but you survived the destruction because you caused it. Raina wasn't the only one changed in there, and I'm pretty sure the DNA results that I'm running right now will confirm that there's nothing wrong with the data in my head Skye, there's something wrong with you."

I'm not saying he was a highlight and I'm not saying he wasn't. I'm saying you're being irrational, illogical, biased and stubborn, and it's hilarious.

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You can post all the polls you want to it doesn't change what the actual truth of the matter is.

This is so rich

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I'm not saying he was a highlight and I'm not saying he wasn't. I'm saying you're being irrational, illogical, biased and stubborn, and it's hilarious.

This is the most cowardly response I've read on this forum. You won't admit what the actuality of the situation is and think you have some one up because you're posting random polls but berate me for calling it how it is? Right.

This is the most cowardly response I've read on this forum. You won't admit what the actuality of the situation is and think you have some one up because you're posting random polls but berate me for calling it how it is? Right.

The actuality of the situation? Calling it how it is? Really? I thought the only way to gauge was the internet lol. That's what I'm doing. I'm getting my info straight from the only worldwide source there is. Where are you getting yours from? Your own perception. Look that word up in the dictionary because you're confusing the words reality and actuality with that one.

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